Making a Garden for Pet Turtles

Giving rescued turtles everything they need to thrive

Melissa McClelland broadcast in some beautiful photos of her garden lately , which we shared on the GPOD , and then she mentioned in pass that she had a special section of her garden specifically for the deliverance pet turtles she fosters . I was so concerned that I had to ask for photos , which she kindly place in . We ’ve feature gardens design around entertaining , kids playing , food production , butterflies , bees , and so much more , but I ’m pretty sure this is the first garden we ’ve featured designed for turtles !

Here ’s what Melissa had to say about her turtleneck garden :

My husband and I planned and built the turtle garden in May 2017 when we determine to become a surrogate home through the Turtle Rescue League in Massachusetts . We pick out turtle- and tortoise - friendly plant such as strawberry , campanula , hosta , oregano , lavender , geranium , and sweet fragrant bedstraw . Turtle garden necessitate a shallow water source so the turtles can fleece , a nest box for the cooler nights , and lashings of available sun and shade . Our first foster was a Hermann ’s tortoise , and if you look nearly , you may find the current Stephen Foster in one of the photos , a box turtleneck .

The turtleneck garden , with an enclosure to keep the turtleneck safe , and a diversity of industrial plant surrounding it .

These turtle have a pretty nice perspective , with a big mass of flower geraniums as well as strawberries to allow for a sweet kickshaw .

Inside the polo-neck enclosure develop sweet woodruff ( Galiumodoratum , Zones 4–8 ) and a Funka .

purview of the plantings outside the turtle enclosure .

Inside the turtle envelopment , the current saving box seat turtleneck looks out from under a hosta leaf . With access to a good den , gay and shady places to attend out , and water supply to soak in , this turtle has a somewhat good animation !

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